Nasal cleaning tool

Abstract

A nasal cleaning tool incorporates a reservoir in fluid communication with a nozzle. Secured to about a distal end of the nozzle is a helical-shaped cleaning head. The reservoir in one (1) embodiment is fashioned as a deformable bulb.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A nasal cleaning tool, consisting of:
 an elongated deformable reservoir having a volume to hold a plurality of contents therein, said elongated deformable reservoir having a bottom section that has a planar surface, said elongated deformable reservoir having a first section with a continuous intermediate diameter, and a second section with a tapering diameter, an inner diameter of said elongated deformable reservoir generally matches in geometry to an outer diameter thereof; 
 an elongated neck having a continuous inner diameter to enable fluid communication with said elongated deformable reservoir, an outer diameter of said elongated neck tapers downward from said second section of said elongated deformable reservoir; and 
 a scouring portion having a barrel-shaped hollow tube with a plurality of horizontal concentric rings on said exterior surface, said inner diameter of said scouring portion is sized to permit passage of said elongated neck therethrough until said inner diameter of said scouring portion equals said outer diameter of a position on said elongated neck, thereby providing a friction fit of said scouring portion to said elongated neck, an upper edge of said scouring portion is flush with or immediately adjacent to an opening, said scouring portion is made of a harder material than said elongated reservoir and said elongated neck; 
 wherein said nasal cleaning tool is symmetrical with respect to an axial centerline; 
 wherein said nasal cleaning tool permits said selective delivery of a fluid from an interior of said nasal cleaning tool; 
 wherein said nasal cleaning tool is unitary in construction and has a deformable material, said nasal cleaning tool is adapted to allow said user to deform a portion of said tool to forcibly eject a plurality of contents from said interior; 
 wherein an upper part of said elongated reservoir transitions into said elongated neck which extends away from a center upper part of said elongated deformable reservoir and is in fluid communication therewith; 
 wherein each said concentric ring includes a ridge and a pair of opposing tapering ends; 
 wherein said nasal cleaning tool is adapted to allow a user to depress a plurality of sides of said elongated deformable reservoir, thereby forcing said fluid retained therein to travel through said elongated neck and out of said opening; 
 wherein said scouring portion is removably attached to said elongated neck or affixed thereto by adhesive or mechanical bonding; and 
 wherein said contents includes a fluid. 
 
     
     
       2. The nasal cleaning tool according to  claim 1 , wherein said contents includes a saline solution.